by Terry_Powell | Mar 31, 2017 | Church Leadership and Ministry
Integral to leadership is serving as a change agent. Yet leaders often fail in the way they implement new ideas. Unwise approaches often sabotage great ideas. Applying the three principles that follow may expedite acceptance of your changes. I’m aware of a lot...
by Terry_Powell | Apr 24, 2016 | Church Leadership and Ministry
Feeling incompetent for required tasksDoubts about fruitfulnessConflicts/oppositionWeariness from overworkPhysical infirmitiesPersonal burdens or family tensions Those are just some of the reasons we get discouraged and our motivation for ministry wanes.Here are three...
by Terry_Powell | Feb 24, 2016 | Church Leadership and Ministry
I’m gearing this post to pastors, associate staff members, pastoral students in Bible College or Seminary, members of church boards, and parachurch leaders. Wives of pastors will also benefit. If you don’t fit any of these categories, this book will instill within...
by Terry_Powell | Jan 8, 2016 | Church Leadership and Ministry
When is the last time you saw a Christian leader weep? Have you ever heard a preacher or conference Bible teacher apologize because he or she shed tears while speaking? Do you associate public weeping with emotional instability, weakness, or embarrassment? When it...
by Terry_Powell | Apr 29, 2015 | Church Leadership and Ministry
All leaders are in debt to authors whose books provide practical ministry help. Here are three authors whom I can’t begin to repay. 1. Larry Richards, Creative Bible Teaching. (Revised, Updated version with Gary Bredfeldt, 1998) As a Christian educator, I’ve...
by Terry_Powell | Apr 6, 2015 | Church Leadership and Ministry
These questions percolated within me when I decided to resign a full-time associate staff position: · Who should be the first to know that I’m resigning? An associate should inform the senior pastor or immediate supervisor before spreading the word among other...
